Here’s What’s Inside Heavy Metal #277, our Horror Special!

As the forces of evil, mischief and sexy furry animals were massing for Halloween, Heavy Metal #277 began arriving in mailboxes and on magazine racks. The “Horror Special” is guest edited by Frank Forte and packed with tales to chill and bewitch. Featuring cover art by Luis Royo and Skinner, Heavy Metal #277 is a must for all horror fans! Here’s a look at the spine-tingling madness—browse on, if you dare!

Cover of Heavy Metal 277 by Luis RoyoCover of Heavy Metal 277 by Skinner“Ascension of the Black Death,” a tribute to classic Italian shock horror films William Broad and David Zuzelo.Craig Wilson’s “Mary Lou,” in which mobsters descend on a home whose owner refuses to leave, with catastrophic results.Korean Comics master Silvester Song’s Heavy Metal debut is “The Transaction,” a dark tale of horror in spaceAnother page from “The Transaction” by Sylvester Song and Frank Forte“Zombie Chef” by Jason PaulosChapter 5 of “The 49th Key”“Dirt,” an all-new science fiction tale by Steve Mannion.“Beware of Dog,” by Jeff RebnerDwayne Harris’ “Rocket Repo: Ship of Ghouls,” in which a Starship Repo specialist finds out the ship she was sent to repo has already been possessed—by an alien virus!“Monkey Grinder” by Robert S. Rhine and David Hartman, in which a trained monkey is anything but fun and games.Ben Olson’s post-apocalyptic “Halloween Wedding”“DTOX,” a mutant splatterfest by Frank Forte and Nenad Gucunja.Chris Ulrich art gallerySkinner art gallery